Aluminum Prices Will Fade

Expectations that China would cut capacity sharply now look misplaced.

By

Rhiannon Hoyle

March 4, 2017 1:56 a.m. ET

Bloomberg Commodity Index

Aluminum prices have rediscovered their mettle this year, on expectations that China’s vast smelting industry could cut output of the metal used in everything from cars to cans. But, without more evidence that production is decreasing, investors may soon find prices falling instead.